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Mental Illness: Growing Up In It's Shadow ( A Personal Experience)

Mental Illness: Growing Up In It's Shadow ( A Personal Experience)

By: John Alexander
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Suppose you stumbled upon this podcast while searching for information on mental illness. In that case, you may wonder if it addresses specific disorders such as schizophrenia, manic depression, delusional disorder, or other psychological conditions. The answer is yes - this podcast is about the personal journey of John Alexander, who survived his mother's severe mental illness for over five decades. At age 65, 18 years ago, John's mother was diagnosed with the worst paranoid schizophrenia and delusional disorder her doctor had ever seen. Despite being aware of her condition, she inflicted mental and physical abuse on her family, causing immense misery and horror that affected them for many years. In this podcast, John shares his heartbreaking experiences growing up with a mother whose brilliant mind was overshadowed by a life-altering condition and its devastating impact on his family. This is a story of unimaginable suffering and a family torn apart by mental illness. If you or someone you know is dealing with similar circumstances, John's story may provide comfort and understanding.

Mental Illness, Growing Up In It's Shadow 2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Recognizing The Feeling of Not Wanting My Mother Around At An Early Age

    Recognizing The Feeling of Not Wanting My Mother Around At An Early Age
    May 31 2023
    In this episode I talk about memories and issues happening in the 2nd and 3rd grade while we lived in Myrtle Beach, SC. I talk about things happening and wishing it happened to my mother so we could live a normal life. I discuss having surgery at an early age remembering my mother never coming to the hospital to see me but glad she did not. I also discuss how a lot of this affected my adult life, even now. join me as I talk about sad and terrible childhood and how it forced me to think like an adult without understanding that concept.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Learning To Accept Being Alone At An Early Age

    Learning To Accept Being Alone At An Early Age
    May 17 2023
    In this interesting podcast about mental illness, we pick up where we left off in the last episode which would be around the middle of second grade. We were, once again, moving to another state and another school. We will touch on the point where I learned to accept how to be alone and to start thinking in terms of looking out for myself. We also touch on when I started getting invites to friends houses and how I realized our 'normal' was wrong and I started to cover and hide my homelife.
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • I Was Eight Years Old When I Witnessed The 'Devil' Looking Through My Mother's Eyes.

    I Was Eight Years Old When I Witnessed The 'Devil' Looking Through My Mother's Eyes.
    May 3 2023

    We continue the early years of my childhood and the memories of what I witnessed. I was 8 years old when I first witnessed the 'devil' in her eyes as she beat, scratched and cut my father with a violent, evil fury. it was a bone-chilling moment that is still emblazoned in my psyche.
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    1 hr and 52 mins
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